The Declarer captured these 22 cards: I, XXI, K
, Q
, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, 7
, 8, 9, 10, 2
, 3, 4. The Declarer's Pagat (the I) won the last trick of the hand, and the Declarer had not announced the Pagat Ultimo.
Count the Card Points, say whether the contract succeeded, and total the Victory Points both players score.
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22 Card Points: 22 cards ÷ 3 gives 7 with one card left over, and with one card left over you round down, so the base count is 7. For the pip count, the I and the XXI are Trull cards with 4 pips each, which makes 8; the K has 4 pips and the Q has 3 pips, so the pip count is 15. The base count of 7 and the pip count of 15 make 22 Card Points, short of the 36 Card Points needed. The contract fails, and the opponent scores 3 Victory Points for the win. The Pagat Ultimo still succeeded. Bonuses are scored regardless of who won the contract. The Declarer still scores 1 Victory Point for the silent Pagat Ultimo. Had the Declarer announced the Pagat Ultimo, it would have scored 2 Victory Points; an announced bonus that fails scores its 2 Victory Points for the opponent instead.
has 4 pips and the Q has 3 pips, so the pip count is 15. The base count of 7 and the pip count of 15 make 22 Card Points, short of the 36 Card Points needed. The contract fails, and the opponent scores 3 Victory Points for the win. The Pagat Ultimo still succeeded. Bonuses are scored regardless of who won the contract. The Declarer still scores 1 Victory Point for the silent Pagat Ultimo. Had the Declarer announced the Pagat Ultimo, it would have scored 2 Victory Points; an announced bonus that fails scores its 2 Victory Points for the opponent instead.